Faculty, centers, and programs at the Eagleton Institute study how American politics and government work and change, and analyze how the democracy might improve. The Institute welcomes entrepreneurial thinkers who develop new knowledge about emerging topics and themes.
Complete archive of CAWP research and research by CAWP scholars that addresses emerging questions about American women's political participation.
Read MoreYoung Elected Leaders Project (YELP) research archive. The Center for Youth Political Participation project tracks candidates and office holders at the state and congressional level.
Read MoreComplete ECAG research archive exploring the varied roles, powers, and legacies of governors in the United States.
Read MoreComplete public data archive of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Founded in 1971 at the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, the statewide telephone survey measures public opinion about politics and policy in New Jersey.
Read MoreThis research provides information about the women in the 2020 presidential election, a history of women running for president and vice president and information about voter attitudes towards a woman president.
Read MoreIt is imperative that the leadership of such organizations, which play such an essential role in providing comfort to community members in times of pain and uncertainty, find ways to fulfill their missions without jeopardizing the health of the afflicted, the other members of the organizations or the leaders themselves. This Miller Center Interim Guidance offers a suggested approach to these issues based on our experience in working with community and faith-based organizations in other contexts, and in managing emergencies of various kinds.
Read More"This paper examines the political life of Malcolm X in the context of the Black Prophetic Tradition. By exploring historical, literary, and theological considerations of political violence and divine warnings, “Catch on Fire” evaluates Malcolm X’s legacy as one of the iconic figures within more contemporary prophetic politics."
Read MoreHow Domestic Militants Organize on Memes to Incite Violent Insurrection and Terror Against Government and Law Enforcement
Read MoreThis piece summarizes the current status of women's representation at the national level, while providing historical and structural context, as well as intersectional analysis, regarding political parity in the United States.
Read MoreThe Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience (CPR) senior fellow Paul Goldenberg is the co-chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council Subcommittee for the Prevention of Targeted Violence Against Faith-based Organizations, which issued a report on preventing violent crime targeting faith-based groups. The report was written with significant contributions from Eagleton and CPR director John J. Farmer, Jr., Goldenberg, with assistance from Eagleton Undergraduate Associate Christina Gaudino.
Read MoreCAWP's report exists primarily as a navigable microsite with scores of data visualizations, engaging media, as well as a scholarly analysis, and contains four sections, each of which draws upon new and relevant research to explain gender and intersectional dynamics in both election 2018 and 2020.
Read MoreProfessor Saladin Ambar's latest research article "seeks to illuminate the relationship between two of the most important figures in American political thought: the pragmatist philosopher William James, and the pioneering civil rights leader and intellectual, W.E.B. Du Bois."
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